Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event
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The Essex County Council is actively engaged in the planning stage of a public procurement process, titled "Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event". Targeted specifically at children's homes, this initiative falls under the health and social work services category. The council aims to work collaboratively with providers from Essex and neighbouring areas, constructing a market engagement strategy to access resources for Essex children.
A forthcoming online meeting scheduled on 15th December 2025 on Microsoft Teams will allow for further discussion, including procurement structure feedback and operational updates. Providers interested in joining this strategic collaboration must submit their reservations by 12th December 2025. This procurement offers growth opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare and social services, particularly those focusing on children's residential care.
SMEs and VCSEs can benefit from Essex County Council's initiative, providing exclusive residential facilities for Essex's young people. The process emphasises co-designing approaches to address emergencies and complex needs, presenting a chance for providers to secure long-term contracts and enhance service delivery. This opportunity suits organisations committed to transparency and collaborative working relationships with public entities.
Potential providers can optimise their offerings within the council's strategic framework to deliver effective solutions for the community’s requirements.
Following the Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event on the 25th September 2025, Essex County Council would like to invite providers of children's homes in Essex and surrounding areas to an online meeting. The event will be held on the 15th December 2025, between 14:00 and 15:30 on Microsoft Teams. The time will be used to: * Share the learning from the last event and recap on ambitions to work collaboratively with the market to access Essex homes for Essex children. * Share the Council's initial considerations regarding the procurement structure to gain market feedback and insight as part of the co-design process.
Please note that this section will include an overview of the proposed shortlisting process to identify suitable providers who will form part of a collaborative approach to delivering Essex sufficiency, specifically in relation to emergencies and complexity of need. * To provide an operational update on work to adapt internal processes in the meantime. Please note that the focus of this event is strategic in nature, and long-term commissioning. It is not about individual placements.
Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form: forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx Explanatory notes: Please be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender notice.
In addition, please note that in relation to the stated position regarding the contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.
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